CHAPTER XIII.

1763-1764. ÆT. 52-53.

Lord Hertford's appointment to the French Embassy, and invitation to Hume to accompany him--Correspondence on the occasion--Residence in London, and remarks on the Political Movements of 1763--State of his reputation in France--His Arrival--Letters to friends at home about his flattering reception--The young French princes--Observations on eminent French people--His recommendations to a Clergyman-- Introductions of Fellow Countrymen. 156